Epidemiological characteristics and spatial-temporal clusters of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Qingdao City, China, 2013-2018.

BACKGROUND:Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has become one of the most important infectious diseases recent years. Qingdao City has suffered from serious HFMD epidemic. This study aimed to describe epidemiological characteristics and investigate spatial-temporal distribution at town level in Qin...

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Main Authors: Zengqiang Kou, Jing Jia, Xiaohui Liu, Tingting Luo, Xueling Xin, Jinling Gong, Jingfei Zhang, Dapeng Sun, Fachun Jiang, Ruqin Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233914